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Buy nexus 5 from us and use it in Europe?

Hi
I'm thinking of buying the nexus 5, tho it has not arrived to my country yet and my resellers will put on a 100-200$ extra as they did with the nexus 4, so if I order one from Google play store (the unlocked one)(will order it through a post forwarding company) will it work in EU?
I have my doubts because I read a review that said " Network compatibility
Google has made two versions of the handset, one specifically for North America/Asia, and another for other regions like Europe."
Thanks in advance
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I am also interested in this. Hope there is just one version that is compatible worldwide.
Thank you in anticipation to whoever can clarify this.

You can actually use the US model in Europe without problem, but you can't use LTE because the LTE bands supported in this US(& Canada) model are mostly not compatible in Europe & Asia.
The specs in the N5 page has clearly stated the different lte bands support.
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
You can check the supported bands in your country here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

Oh hmm that stinks :/ so it's not possible today to get the N5 with LTE for the Gplay price outside us?
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julllleee said:
Oh hmm that stinks :/ so it's not possible today to get the N5 with LTE for the Gplay price outside us?
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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It's available in these play stores starting today, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, and Korea. Only in different prices. UK is selling as high as £339 for 32GB.

Buy from Play Store in Malta
Malta is not yet a supported country for the Play Store. Can anyone suggest a way to get the new Nexus 5?
Through the US play store it is way cheaper.

I've used the N4 US model in EU without an issue, so the N5 should be no different.

cipsaz said:
I've used the N4 US model in EU without an issue, so the N5 should be no different.
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It is different... You are not able to use the LTE (4G) networks with a US device in Europe.

jwirth779 said:
Malta is not yet a supported country for the Play Store. Can anyone suggest a way to get the new Nexus 5?
Through the US play store it is way cheaper.
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Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.

lp4u said:
Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.
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What about import taxes? I live in europe

Ginkeltjes said:
It is different... You are not able to use the LTE (4G) networks with a US device in Europe.
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How about 3G?

andreas_h92 said:
What about import taxes? I live in europe
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Borderlinx will calculate the import taxes in your country. when paying Borderlinx for the shipping, you will also be paying the taxes to them. tey will pay the taxes to your customs. Therefore DHL will directly deliver to you without delay at the customs.

Out here in UAE the LTE baseband is 1800Mhz sadly from what I am seeing both the phones have no support for that spectrum. Screwed :/

http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-models-whats-different-between-two
GIYF

Garell said:
You can actually use the US model in Europe without problem, but you can't use LTE because the LTE bands supported in this US(& Canada) model are mostly not compatible in Europe & Asia.
The specs in the N5 page has clearly stated the different lte bands support.
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
You can check the supported bands in your country here:
Thanks for this post. I was considering getting an N5 at a Best Buy in 2 week in L.A. and checked my operator (H3g) LTE bands:
1800 - Band 3
2600 - Band 7
not present in US radio version...
Need to decide if LTE support is worth the + € 100 difference!
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huzz said:
Out here in UAE the LTE baseband is 1800Mhz sadly from what I am seeing both the phones have no support for that spectrum. Screwed :/
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No, Carriers in UAE are utilizing band 3 & 7, the model sold outside of US & Canada supports both of these bands. Double check the specs in the N5 page.
You can check your country's supported LTE bands here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
schmappel said:
How about 3G?
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3G is not affected.
anawim said:
Thanks for this post. I was considering getting an N5 at a Best Buy in 2 week in L.A. and checked my operator (H3g) LTE bands:
1800 - Band 3
2600 - Band 7
not present in US radio version...
Need to decide if LTE support is worth the + € 100 difference!
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Exactly the dilemma I'm having right now.

3G and 3,5G is quite fast in Europe. I'm getting 4-6 megs on 3,5G which is enough for me.
Heavy data usage costs more so I use WiFi for it anyway. In my case I'd buy one from US.
Considering LTE as a still early dev. technology in my part of the world I'm even more convinced.

I just bought a US version for use in Europe
dvdfan said:
3G and 3,5G is quite fast in Europe. I'm getting 4-6 megs on 3,5G which is enough for me.
Heavy data usage costs more so I use WiFi for it anyway. In my case I'd buy one from US.
Considering LTE as a still early dev. technology in my part of the world I'm even more convinced.
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I just bought a US version of Nexus 5 for use in Europe. I don't have a problem with the network speeds on my Nexus 4, and I have 100Mbit fiber at the house. I can report here in three weeks how things panned out for me.
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lp4u said:
Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.
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does anyone know whether buying the n5 from a country you don't reside in will affect warranty? I'm assuming warranty is only covered by the country that the device is issued for...

If LG policy is still the same then you will have to send it to the country where you bought it. The question is: will they ship it back directly to your country...
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Mi4 in europe

I just ordered my black Mi4 today and will hopefully switch from my z1c in a few days. Are there other users within europe to share knowledge with? Since 3g and 4g networks differ from the network bands used in the USA, it might be a good idea to get connected.
Of course, i'm still interested in sharing knowhow with everyone else of you too when it comes to non-network-related issues.

toxic_garden said:
I just ordered my black Mi4 today and will hopefully switch from my z1c in a few days. Are there other users within europe to share knowledge with? Since 3g and 4g networks differ from the network bands used in the USA, it might be a good idea to get connected.
Of course, i'm still interested in sharing knowhow with everyone else of you too when it comes to non-network-related issues.
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Where did you order your mi4 ? what website ?

directly from Xiaomi. http://www.xiaomishop.com/180-xiaomi-mi4-16gb-wcdma-smartphone-black.html

Xiaomishop is not Xiaomi, just reseller.

interesting. Didn't know that. But it seems like a trustworthy reseller anyways, as i read tons of positive remarks about them. But let's just see when (and how) my device arrives.

toxic_garden said:
I just ordered my black Mi4 today and will hopefully switch from my z1c in a few days. Are there other users within europe to share knowledge with? Since 3g and 4g networks differ from the network bands used in the USA, it might be a good idea to get connected.
Of course, i'm still interested in sharing knowhow with everyone else of you too when it comes to non-network-related issues.
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I have a white 3G one, since september and it works very well with european networks. Tested it in France and UK.

NeySlim said:
I have a white 3G one, since september and it works very well with european networks. Tested it in France and UK.
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great! As France and Germany use the same frequency bands, everything should be fine then. I read a few complains about bad/no reception, but it seems like this wouldn't be a general problem after all.

No problem of reception at all. I get even better signal than my old S4 Mini, and better sound quality too.

whats best place to buy the mi4? just a reference is ok no need for full url..
i want to bu black version but it seems kinda like sold out?

Rene_ajax said:
whats best place to buy the mi4? just a reference is ok no need for full url..
i want to bu black version but it seems kinda like sold out?
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it's available @ xiaomishop right now. Product ID M180
my order just went to status "shipped" today. Can't wait to get my hands on that cutie.

FDD LTE Band 20
The international version of the Mi4 is available today.
But there is no official support for FDD LTE 800 MHz (Band 20)
Maybe it comes out next year or we can get with a firmware update ?

FDD-LTE model is not available yet, you have to wait.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-4/general/unlocking-basebands-mi4-t2879685
Nobody has reported success in unlocking bands on different model, likely hardware issue/impossible.

DeMichaelis said:
The international version of the Mi4 is available today.
But there is no official support for FDD LTE 800 MHz (Band 20)
Maybe it comes out next year or we can get with a firmware update ?
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I do not think that this will happen with the MI4, just more in a new model like "MI5". In Germany you can use this Band 20 with t-mobile in some areas.You can not fix this problem with an simple software update, its more linked to the hardware conditions. But you can put me right

so i got my Mi4 yesterday. 2G/3G seem to work perfectly fine.
The only thing i'm still not quite sure about is localization. I currently use .12.12 dev-Edition. Seems like giving root-Access right out of MIUI is not available in stable editions. But sadly, the localized versions (in my case: german ) seem to lack behind. Not a big deal as i'm perfectly fine using english terms in my OS, but i wonder if there is any way to tell 3rd party apps (facebook etc.) that they should use foreign languages. Any ideas?
[edit] woohoo! This one did the trick: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evanhe.locale
All 3rd party apps, that have any localization built in, now show up in german language

toxic_garden said:
it's available @ xiaomishop right now. Product ID M180
my order just went to status "shipped" today. Can't wait to get my hands on that cutie.
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fantastic

DeMichaelis said:
The international version of the Mi4 is available today.
But there is no official support for FDD LTE 800 MHz (Band 20)
Maybe it comes out next year or we can get with a firmware update ?
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Now FDD LTE is ready

LTE Band 20
lenteenes said:
Now FDD LTE is ready
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any information about support of LTE Band 20 ?

Only 1800 And 2100
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DeMichaelis said:
any information about support of LTE Band 20 ?
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Xiao mi 4G:FDD-LTE 1800(B3)/2100(B1)MHz

lenteenes said:
Xiao mi 4G:FDD-LTE 1800(B3)/2100(B1)MHz
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Being that Europe has the similar bands as the U.S. will it work in the States?

[Q] Where to buy for the UK

Hey, is this phone still worth buying? my Nexus 5 is dying on me and im fed up of how long it lasted anyway.
anyone here in the UK share where they bought their phone from and how much?

You can buy them from Carphone Warehouse

Skeese said:
You can buy them from Carphone Warehouse
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Yeah I know but I'm looking for the 3gb ram version. Was hoping for some help with trusted sites.

I bought mine here http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=141607761034&alt=web
All good and 24h delivery.

3GB version does not support band 20, so if you want 4G on a network which uses band 20, I would recommend you buy the 2GB model

Skeese said:
3GB version does not support band 20, so if you want 4G on a network which uses band 20, I would recommend you buy the 2GB model
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Depends of the network man.
The link I posted above is for eu version of Gold Mate 7 which I have. Im with three and I get very fast 4G without problems.

I suggest to buy from Amazon.it as I made. Is cheaper and it is official from Huawei Italy.

peppebi said:
I suggest to buy from Amazon.it as I made. Is cheaper and it is official from Huawei Italy.
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I did the same, but on ebay. Got it from Italy for £340

MUG3NHC said:
I did the same, but on ebay. Got it from Italy for £340
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Ah thanks everyone. I'm on three UK.
I'll definitely check out those sites

Skeese said:
3GB version does not support band 20, so if you want 4G on a network which uses band 20, I would recommend you buy the 2GB model
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Ahh OK thanks pal. I'm on three UK.
I just had a look three uses 800, 1800 for 4g? I don't get all this band 20 stuff but the phone supports 800, 900 and 1800 so I should be OK going with the 32gb?
Thanks again guys

NecroUK90 said:
Ahh OK thanks pal. I'm on three UK.
I just had a look three uses 800, 1800 for 4g? I don't get all this band 20 stuff but the phone supports 800, 900 and 1800 so I should be OK going with the 32gb?
Thanks again guys
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You'll be fine.
Im with three too and i get 4g no problem.
And mate 7 is a really nice device.
Im just updating to lollipop
Greetz from Edinburgh!

MUG3NHC said:
You'll be fine.
Im with three too and i get 4g no problem.
And mate 7 is a really nice device.
Im just updating to lollipop
Greetz from Edinburgh!
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Thanks! I had a play on the 16gb version in carphone warehouse yesterday I really like it.

FRD-L04 European band support

Hi all, I ordered a 32 GB Pearl White (presumably FRD-L04) on Amazon's Black Friday sale, I live in the UK, had it shipped to a friend in the US. According to hihonor, the phone should support all the US and UK bands. According to FrequencyCheck, only the 64GB (FRD-L14) US model supports the European bands 3 and 20. Which is correct? If the phone I ordered won't support 3 and 20, I may as well return it now.
Thanks!

I also bought Honor 8. Only difference is that US version is single sim and much more LTE bands. According to official site it should support that bands.
I finded here specifications for all versions: http://www.smartphonerankings.com/huawei-honor-8-frd-l04/

marko207 said:
I also bought Honor 8. Only difference is that US version is single sim and much more LTE bands. According to official site it should support that bands.
I finded here specifications for all versions: http://www.smartphonerankings.com/huawei-honor-8-frd-l04/
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Yes, I believe FrequencyCheck is wrong, but it claims the European bands 3 and 20 are only supported in FRD-L14 (the 64 GB version) and not in FRD-L04. Hopefully this is untrue.

AllieKitty said:
Hi all, I ordered a 32 GB Pearl White (presumably FRD-L04) on Amazon's Black Friday sale, I live in the UK, had it shipped to a friend in the US. According to hihonor, the phone should support all the US and UK bands. According to FrequencyCheck, only the 64GB (FRD-L14) US model supports the European bands 3 and 20. Which is correct? If the phone I ordered won't support 3 and 20, I may as well return it now.
Thanks!
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marko207 said:
I also bought Honor 8. Only difference is that US version is single sim and much more LTE bands. According to official site it should support that bands.
I finded here specifications for all versions: http://www.smartphonerankings.com/huawei-honor-8-frd-l04/
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AllieKitty said:
Yes, I believe FrequencyCheck is wrong, but it claims the European bands 3 and 20 are only supported in FRD-L14 (the 64 GB version) and not in FRD-L04. Hopefully this is untrue.
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Hey guys, can you update on this?
I'm studying abroad in England for 5 months and I have this exact model of the Honor 8, and wanted to know if I can get a reliable 4G LTE connection while I'm in England... I'm going to get a plan with Vodafone, EE, or O2 when I get there. If you could let me know, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!

connorhiller said:
Hey guys, can you update on this?
I'm studying abroad in England for 5 months and I have this exact model of the Honor 8, and wanted to know if I can get a reliable 4G LTE connection while I'm in England... I'm going to get a plan with Vodafone, EE, or O2 when I get there. If you could let me know, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!
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Check a website called "will my phone work..." (Search in google) and input phone, model...etc

CronaMell said:
Check a website called "will my phone work..." (Search in google) and input phone, model...etc
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I tried that, but, unfortunately the particular model sold at Best Buy and Amazon isn't an option on willmyphonework.net

connorhiller said:
I tried that, but, unfortunately the particular model sold at Best Buy and Amazon isn't an option on willmyphonework.net
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then, you'll have to test it by yourself

CronaMell said:
then, you'll have to test it by yourself
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That's why I'm asking the 2 people who commented in this thread, they live in the UK and can tell me for sure.

Here you go here is a list for radio bands compatibility list for Honor FDR04 /14 /01 AND 14 for use in UK with most of the providers..
www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/K0BOsOx/huawei-honor-8-dual-sim-lte-a-frd-l04/united-kingdom
You can select any country by the way.. If I were you op for Virgin mobile or Plusnet both run off EE but have better signal and deals to the overs..

I bought the FRD-L09 model while I was overseas and I live in the USA, the salesperson assured me it would work on 4G here but it definitely doesn't... If you still have the FRD-L04 model would you be willing to trade? Mine is the blue 32G model and it is basically new, I bought it about a month ago. I love the phone but only having 3G is killing me...

Nyssa1104 said:
Here you go here is a list for radio bands compatibility list for Honor FDR04 /14 /01 AND 14 for use in UK with most of the providers..
www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/K0BOsOx/huawei-honor-8-dual-sim-lte-a-frd-l04/united-kingdom
You can select any country by the way.. If I were you op for Virgin mobile or Plusnet both run off EE but have better signal and deals to the overs..
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Thanks for this, but as someone stated above, I think Frequency Check is wrong here. According to Huawei Customer Care team on Amazon, the supports bands 3, 7, and 20 which are used for LTE in the UK, while Frequency Check doesn't have those.
I have posted a picture of both Huawei's listed network frequencies compared to Frequency Check's.

I never even knew that Honor released a single SIM variant of the Honor 8. I thought all Honor 8's were dual SIMs.

I can confirm Frequency check is wrong. I'm not back in the UK yet but I'm getting LTE on SoftBank in Japan. A warning - this model follows the American practice of calling 3G "4G". Only "4G LTE" actually means 4G.

AllieKitty said:
I can confirm Frequency check is wrong. I'm not back in the UK yet but I'm getting LTE on SoftBank in Japan. A warning - this model follows the American practice of calling 3G "4G". Only "4G LTE" actually means 4G.
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Awesome. Thanks, this is very relieving for me! Loving the phone so far... Had to put Nova Launcher on it but that's OK. I'm quite confident it will work in the UK now.

connorhiller said:
Awesome. Thanks, this is very relieving for me! Loving the phone so far... Had to put Nova Launcher on it but that's OK. I'm quite confident it will work in the UK now.
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Did you have any luck? I will be traveling with this and am trying to figure out the discrepancy between Honors specs and Frequency Check (and also the FCC testing report).

Bobomo said:
Did you have any luck? I will be traveling with this and am trying to figure out the discrepancy between Honors specs and Frequency Check (and also the FCC testing report).
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I think it's because not every country use every bands so Honor indicates only bands used for specific country.
I make an example: Band 20 could be used in USA but not in UK so indicates on UK version it have Band 20 is useless for UK's people

Where to Get The HK/CN SM-N9860 (SD Ultra 5G DualSIM Unlocked)?

Hi All,
After some research, I found out that the Note 20 Ultra 5G SM-N9860 HK (TGY) or CN (CHC) probably the best variant there is.
It's a Snapdragon 865+ 12GB RAM 256/512GB storage.
Carrier and Bootloader unlocked.
4G&5G supports most of the bands worldwide.
The CN (CHC) have build in Call recording (to be confirmed but no Samsung Pass AFAIK).
The only thing is to find a trusted online store to purchase it from (sending worldwide).
Any suggestions?

liamR said:
Hi All,
After some research, I found out that the Note 20 Ultra 5G SM-N9860 HK (TGY) or CN (CHC) probably the best variant there is.
It's a Snapdragon 865+ 12GB RAM 256/512GB storage.
Carrier and Bootloader unlocked.
4G&5G supports most of the bands worldwide.
The CN (CHC) have build in Call recording (but no Samsung Pass AFAIK).
The only thing is to find a trusted online store to purchase it from (sending worldwide).
Any suggestions?
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Thanks for this, very useful!
If you live in Europe, try wondamobile.com - they are reliable and Ive read many good things about them on the web, reddit, etc. They also take care of import tax and mostly sell HK version.
I am also leaning towards HK to be on safe side and waiting for Wonda to have them in stock.

VirtualWaver said:
Thanks for this, very useful!
If you live in Europe, try wondamobile.com - they are reliable and Ive read many good things about them on the web, reddit, etc. They also take care of import tax and mostly sell HK version.
I am also leaning towards HK to be on safe side and waiting for Wonda to have them in stock.
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I cant recommend more Wondamobile. Refreshing their page every 5 min. I think they will drop it 1 week before start shipping. About HK version i saw that its comming in HK on 28.8, just a heads up. For ultra there is 256GB/512GB variant and thanks good 12GB ram.
https://www.samsungeshop.com.cn/item/SM-N9860/1659.htm#xq-desc
Cant wait to try root it. If anyone have bbs.gfan account please hit me in DM

Sadly Wondamobile doesn't ship to most of the world.
Any other suggestions?

liamR said:
Sadly Wondamobile doesn't ship to most of the world.
Any other suggestions?
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Hmm on their website they state that they ship to most of the world for £20: https://www.wondamobile.com/faq
Q: Where do you ship to?
A: Shipping is free to the United Kingdom and USA, and is only £20 more to most worldwide countries. Shipping to all countries is fully tracked.
What country you live in?
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I cant recommend more Wondamobile. Refreshing their page every 5 min. I think they will drop it 1 week before start shipping. About HK version i saw that its comming in HK on 28.8, just a heads up. For ultra there is 256GB/512GB variant and thanks good 12GB ram.
https://www.samsungeshop.com.cn/item/SM-N9860/1659.htm#xq-desc
Cant wait to try root it. If anyone have bbs.gfan account please hit me in DM
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I had a word with their customer service and they said they are waiting for Samsung HK to get the shipping dates and that they will most likely start taking orders from mid of August. So we just need to check every day
Cancelled my UK Exynos order yesterday, waiting for Wonda to order from there...
Man, why can't Samsung make 1 phone version as any other normal company? So frustrating!

VirtualWaver said:
Hmm on their website they state that they ship to most of the world for £20: https://www.wondamobile.com/faq
Q: Where do you ship to?
A: Shipping is free to the United Kingdom and USA, and is only £20 more to most worldwide countries. Shipping to all countries is fully tracked.
What country you live in?
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I had a word with their customer service and they said they are waiting for Samsung HK to get the shipping dates and that they will most likely start taking orders from mid of August. So we just need to check every day
Cancelled my UK Exynos order yesterday, waiting for Wonda to order from there...
Man, why can't Samsung make 1 phone version as any other normal company? So frustrating!
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Yes i made some cross reference with S20 announcement and when they start shipping it and preorders are usually 1-2 weeks before they ship it. Only keep it on mind HK/CH version i think will release on 28.8 offical site where it says so. https://www.samsungeshop.com.cn/item/SM-N9860/1659.htm#xq-desc

djstalca said:
Yes i made some cross reference with S20 announcement and when they start shipping it and preorders are usually 1-2 weeks before they ship it. Only keep it on mind HK/CH version i think will release on 28.8 offical site where it says so. https://www.samsungeshop.com.cn/item/SM-N9860/1659.htm#xq-desc
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Ah, thanks a lot, I was trying to do the same but couldn't find the date when Wonda started to sell the phone.
So its seems legit they will start to take preorders this or next week. Can't wait!

VirtualWaver said:
Ah, thanks a lot, I was trying to do the same but couldn't find the date when Wonda started to sell the phone.
So its seems legit they will start to take preorders this or next week. Can't wait!
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S20 Ultra 5g
Announced 2020, February 11
Status Available. Released 2020, March 06
Date Wondamobile announce preorder 22 February (facebook page)
So 11 days after official announcement puts us to end of this week or start of the next

djstalca said:
S20 Ultra 5g
Announced 2020, February 11
Status Available. Released 2020, March 06
Date Wondamobile announce preorder 22 February (facebook page)
So 11 days after official announcement puts us to end of this week or start of the next
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Yay, can't wait! So nice to have Wonda around to get the beast!

what are the bands on the device for 4G and 5G?
Does it work properly in the US on 5G too?

ekerbuddyeker said:
what are the bands on the device for 4G and 5G?
Does it work properly in the US on 5G too?
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No info yet for Note 20, but it will be available once Wonda will have the phone for sale.
However, it should be pretty similar to S20 Ultra that has the following specs:
TECHNOLOGY GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G BANDS GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G BANDS WCDMA: B1(2100),B2(1900), B5(850),B8(900)
4G BANDS 4G FDD-LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700), B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(850),B28(700) 4G TDD-LTE: B34(2010),B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
5G BANDS 5G Sub-6 FDD: N1(2100) / 5G Sub-6 TDD: N78(3500),N79(4500)
So you should check with your mobile provider to see what bands they use and compare against these ones.

Thanks

Will this version has all necessary bands for 5G and 4G in USA?

djstalca said:
Yes i made some cross reference with S20 announcement and when they start shipping it and preorders are usually 1-2 weeks before they ship it. Only keep it on mind HK/CH version i think will release on 28.8 offical site where it says so. https://www.samsungeshop.com.cn/item/SM-N9860/1659.htm#xq-desc
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gotojanoo said:
Will this version has all necessary bands for 5G and 4G in USA?
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You will need to contact your mobile operator and ask them to provide their frequencies and compare them against the ones in the phone to make sure it will work.
I live in the UK so dont know much about US frequencies.

liamR said:
Hi All,
After some research, I found out that the Note 20 Ultra 5G SM-N9860 HK (TGY) or CN (CHC) probably the best variant there is.
It's a Snapdragon 865+ 12GB RAM 256/512GB storage.
Carrier and Bootloader unlocked.
4G&5G supports most of the bands worldwide.
The CN (CHC) have build in Call recording (but no Samsung Pass AFAIK).
The only thing is to find a trusted online store to purchase it from (sending worldwide).
Any suggestions?
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Hi there
Thanks for bring this up, I am looking for NON-North American version, do these Snapdragons have root options? in the past
Let me know where u getting it, need to buy it as well?
There is a store in Richmond, BC who sells international variants, I am gonna text him tomorrow to see what version he has
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what are the bands on the device for 4G and 5G?
Does it work properly in the US on 5G too?
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https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/gnkm5/telus-canada/devices
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ekerbuddyeker said:
what are the bands on the device for 4G and 5G?
Does it work properly in the US on 5G too?
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VirtualWaver said:
No info yet for Note 20, but it will be available once Wonda will have the phone for sale.
However, it should be pretty similar to S20 Ultra that has the following specs:
TECHNOLOGY GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G BANDS GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G BANDS WCDMA: B1(2100),B2(1900), B5(850),B8(900)
4G BANDS 4G FDD-LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700), B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(850),B28(700) 4G TDD-LTE: B34(2010),B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
5G BANDS 5G Sub-6 FDD: N1(2100) / 5G Sub-6 TDD: N78(3500),N79(4500)
So you should check with your mobile provider to see what bands they use and compare against these ones.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telus_Mobility
can u see the 5g one in that wiki, it has 2100 but n66?

Hi,
Note 20 series (Snapdragon) available for pre order
Note 20 8+256GB
https://www.wondamobile.com/mobile/...0-lte-mobile-phone-sim-free-and-unlocked.html
Note 20 Ultra 12+256GB
https://www.wondamobile.com/mobile/...0-lte-mobile-phone-sim-free-and-unlocked.html
Note 20 Ultra 12+512GB
https://www.wondamobile.com/mobile/...0-lte-mobile-phone-sim-free-and-unlocked.html
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Lets go!!! Good pricing also.

djstalca said:
Lets go!!! Good pricing also.
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Haha, was about to write it but you were first!
Just pre-ordered my one, the 512Gb version. Can't wait to put my hands on this baby!
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inningsdefeat500 said:
Hi there
Thanks for bring this up, I am looking for NON-North American version, do these Snapdragons have root options? in the past
Let me know where u getting it, need to buy it as well?
There is a store in Richmond, BC who sells international variants, I am gonna text him tomorrow to see what version he has
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https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/gnkm5/telus-canada/devices
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telus_Mobility
can u see the 5g one in that wiki, it has 2100 but n66?
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As far as I am aware only Hong Kong versions have unlocked bootloader for Snapdragon. The US one doesn't.
Exynos, on the other hand, has fully unlocked bootloader so can be rooted.
On the other hand, do you really need rooting the phone? As far as I am aware there is currently no option to root without destroying Knox, but I might be wrong.
Here are the GSM specs from Wonda for Hong Kong version:
2G BANDS GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G BANDS WCDMA: B1(2100),B2(1900), B5(850),B8(900)
4G BANDS 4G FDD-LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700), B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(850),B28(700) 4G TDD-LTE: B34(2010),B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
5G BANDS 5G Sub-6 FDD: N1(2100) / 5G Sub-6 TDD: N78(3500),N79(4500)
So it seems that your one is not in the list (n66) so it might not work....

VirtualWaver said:
Haha, was about to write it but you were first!
Just pre-ordered my one, the 512Gb version. Can't wait to put my hands on this baby!
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As far as I am aware only Hong Kong versions have unlocked bootloader for Snapdragon. The US one doesn't.
Exynos, on the other hand, has fully unlocked bootloader so can be rooted.
On the other hand, do you really need rooting the phone? As far as I am aware there is currently no option to root without destroying Knox, but I might be wrong.
Here are the GSM specs from Wonda for Hong Kong version:
2G BANDS GSM: GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900
3G BANDS WCDMA: B1(2100),B2(1900), B5(850),B8(900)
4G BANDS 4G FDD-LTE: B1(2100),B2(1900),B3(1800),B4(AWS),B5(850),B7(2600),B8(900),B12(700),B13(700), B18(800),B19(800),B20(800),B25(1900),B26(850),B28(700) 4G TDD-LTE: B34(2010),B38(2600),B39(1900),B40(2300),B41(2500)
5G BANDS 5G Sub-6 FDD: N1(2100) / 5G Sub-6 TDD: N78(3500),N79(4500)
So it seems that your one is not in the list (n66) so it might not work....
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Ya need rooted, Samsung pass wont work but android pay works if I am not mistaken

inningsdefeat500 said:
Ya need rooted, Samsung pass wont work but android pay works if I am not mistaken
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Yes, only Samsung Pay and, possibly, VoLTE won't work, everything else should work.
I will hopefully receive my phone soon and test it properly.

VirtualWaver said:
Yes, only Samsung Pay and, possibly, VoLTE won't work, everything else should work.
I will hopefully receive my phone soon and test it properly.
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Well, well, well...You convinced me to switch from the Korean Version I was looking at to the HK/CN version. Gain the support for dual sim(even though I don't use it). Almost the same price of the Korean version I was buying, expect with WonderMobile import fees are included, which is a plus. Both HK and Korean seem to support the same bands that I use here. It'll take a little longer to ship to me out in Japan, yet I am excited as well.
What would be the reason VoLte wouldn't work? Requires a specific LTE band in the country?